Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell
Epic Records
Cat# ELPS 3860 (Blue Epic labels)
1980's reissue of the 1977 original
Australian release
Cover is in very good condition, no tears, no writing and with medium edge wear due to handling but there is a small mark (white) on the front cover. Also there is one small seam split, on the spine, and this has had repair tape applied.
New inner plastic sleeve
Vinyl is in condition, inspected under a white halogen light source and I can see some scratches on each side, one on Side A worried me a bit - I would describe it as medium. I then played the entire album and for the most part, very very good play EXCEPT
Side A track 3 (Heaven Can Wait - this is where that scratch mentioned above is located) from the intro of this track until around 10 seconds in there is the dreaded "click click click" of a medium (noticeable) level, but there is no mistracking at all. Once this scratch is passed, its back to a really good play.
Surface noise over the whole album is not significant - very good play, for me particularly the intro to "You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth" - sends shivers down the spine!
New outer protective sleeve
Tracks: Bat Out Of Hell, You Took The Words Right Out Of My Mouth (Hot Summer Night), Heaven Can Wait, All Revved Up With No Place To Go, Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad, Paradise By The Dashboard Light, Paradise, Let Me Sleep On It, Praying For The End Of Time, For Crying Out Loud
